Sugestions Need On My Photo Box

This is a discussion on Sugestions Need On My Photo Box within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; I am trying to take better pictures, so I made this photo box yesterday. As you can see I did not succeed. I am using ...

Sugestions Need On My Photo Box

I am trying to take better pictures, so I made this photo box yesterday. As you can see I did not succeed. I am using standard 100 watt bulbs and bed sheets as the light filter. Should I try flood light bulbs and some kind of paper as the light filter? Those of you that take such great pictures please help.

You're well on your way: be pleased with how far you've come! Most folks take pretty ugly photos, and you've gone MILES past that already!

+1 on the sheet across the top and a light slightly off-axis from your camera. You want to be able to show detail on the surface facing the camera.

+1 also on the bracketed exposures or exposure adjustments.

For white balance, you should place a business card upside down (or a 3x5 card) in the corner - you can edit it out later. This 'lightest object in the field' tells the camera what white is under your lighting, and it adjusts itself to give the proper color balace. With red and black only, it will try to pull the red into looking white. It won't succeed, of course, but it might give odd results.

For exposure, you can also go with a darker background: the overall darkness of the scene will make the camera take a longer exposure and it will give you a lighter photo. You may need to add contrast in the editing process, but you'll have more to work with.

I use GIMP to do my photo editing. It's free, quite versatile, and available on the 'net for downloading.

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I agree with some of the posts here, however, if you are looking for a thorough critique of your photos, I think you would be best served by going to a photography forum. Canon Digital Photography Forums - Powered by vBulletin This is a Canon specific forum. Im not trying to insult anyones input here, I just think that when it comes to shooting guns DC is the place to go. When it comes to shooting cameras then a photo forum is the place to go... Unless you are talking about literally shooting cameras then DC is still the place

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